Schoenherr has advised a group of sellers of Flightkeys on an investment from Insight Partners. E+H, working with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, advised Insight Partners. Deloitte Legal-affiliated Jank Weiler Operenyi and Grohs Hofer reportedly advised other sellers of Flightkeys.

RTPR has advised PragmaGO on the acquisition of an 89% stake in Telecredit IFN from Reconstruction Capital II Limited and Elisa Rusu. Schoenherr advised the sellers.

AI is developing rapidly in Serbia and numerous initiatives are emerging daily. Therefore, a working group, which includes our Schoenherr expert Marija Vlajković, is already in the process of drafting a new Law on Artificial Intelligence. The final draft is expected by spring 2025.

E+H has advised CVI Investments and Heights Capital Management on the restructuring and insolvency proceedings of Fisker. Schoenherr advised Fisker.

Schoenherr has advised Tuplex on its acquisition of a stake in Sico Polska from Aleksander Goldschnedier, Piotr Klamecki, Ewelina Malinska, and Celina Zduniak.

Schoenherr has advised Danske Bank, Erste Group, ING, Natixis, and UBS, on Volksbank Wien’s invitation to existing holders of their outstanding EUR 400 million 2.75% fixed to fixed tier 2 notes with an interest rate reset date on October 6, 2022 to tender their notes for purchase by the company for cash. Schoenherr also advised the banks on the successful issuance of EUR 500 million 5.5% Volksbank Wien’s subordinated notes issuance. Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien.

CMS has advised Erste Asset Management on its acquisition of Impact Asset Management. Schoenherr reportedly advised the sellers.

Schoenherr has advised mBank on financing the acquisition of Scan Lab by Enterprise Investors Fund IX. Gide advised Enterprise Investors.

Schoenherr has advised OMV Aktiengesellschaft on a EUR 1 billion corporate bonds issuance with Barclays, Erste Group, Mizuho, Raiffeisen Bank International, Societe Generale, and UniCredit serving as joint bookrunners. White & Case's Frankfurt office advised the joint bookrunners.

CMS has advised Santander Bank Polska, mBank, and Alior Bank on a seven-year syndicated financing for Golebiewski Holding.

Schoenherr, working with Gleiss Lutz, has advised Rehau Automotive on the sale of its European sealing and extrusion business unit to Vintech Industries. Taylor Wessing reportedly advised Vintech Industries.

Schoenherr has advised eSky Group on the financing of its acquisition of Thomas Cook from Fosun Tourism and Culture Group. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki and mBank. Reportedly, Dentons' UK office advised eSky Group on the acquisition and Reed Smith advised the sellers.

Schoenherr has advised mBank on the financing of Focus Telecom Polska's acquisition of Systell group companies. Dubinski Jelenski Masiarz and Partners and Porebski and Partners reportedly advised Focus Telecom.

When developing their models, AI providers use various data sets. Sometimes these are provided by their clients, as in the case of tailor-made chatbots, and sometimes the models are trained on licensed or even publicly available data.

Montenegro lacks specific legal regulations or national strategies for AI, with current AI activities governed by general legal principles from existing laws. Despite the absence of detailed regulations or strong government support, public awareness of AI is relatively high, with 59.1 % of citizens familiar with the technology. Several initiatives are actively promoting the safe development and use of AI, reflecting a growing public interest in influencing future AI regulations.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni on the construction of a new built-to-own facility in Lodz, to be developed for E.G.O.-Group. Schoenherr reportedly advised E.G.O.-Group.

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), along with the NIS2 directive, is a crucial piece of European legislation aimed at strengthening cybersecurity within the EU. While NIS2 focuses on a broader range of critical sectors, DORA specifically targets the financial sector, establishing a robust framework to ensure that regulated financial entities can withstand, respond to and recover from disruptions and threats related to information and communications technology (ICT). DORA complements other EU regulatory frameworks by introducing standardised requirements for digital operational resilience, which financial entities must incorporate into their risk management strategies by its effective date of 17 January 2025.

North Macedonia currently lacks AI-specific regulations, lagging behind neighbouring countries that have implemented guidelines or laws. Although the Macedonian Fund for Innovation and Technology Development (FITD) and the government initiated efforts in 2021 to create a National Strategy for AI (National Strategy), progress has been slow due to challenges such as insufficient data, human resources, and technical capabilities. Despite this, there is a strong commitment, supported by organisations like the World Bank and UNDP, to develop a comprehensive AI strategy aligned with European Union (EU) standards.